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Frontier Drum and Bugle Corps

Frontier Drum and Bugle Corps is an all-age corps located in Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas, and an ensemble within the Frontier Performing Arts Association, a non-profit community arts organization...

Frontier Drum and Bugle Corps

Frontier Drum and Bugle Corps is an all-age corps located in Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas, and an ensemble within the Frontier Performing Arts Association, a non-profit community arts organization founded in 2004.

What is an All-Age drum & bugle corps?

Many Texas drum corps fans and performers became aware of the drum corps activity by watching a junior corps (under the age of 22) perform at a DCI event.

However, many people are discovering that there are drum & bugle corps throughout the nation and the world that do not have an age restriction. These corps are called 'all-age' drum & bugle corps and most compete within the Drum Corps Associates (DCA) circuit. Some all-age corps, including Frontier, also compete in DCI's new All-Age Division.

All-age corps pride themselves on delivering...and work very hard to achieve... high-quality and entertaining shows. Since all-age corps typically rehearse and perform on weekends, members can maintain their work, school, and family commitments. Most all-age corps staff are or have been directly involved with the junior corps activity as well. All-age corps is a great way for high school students to gain performance experience and drum corps skills before trying out for a DCI corps. Frontier has sent members to DCI corps such as the Madison Scouts, Blue Stars, and Capitol Regiment.

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